Multiplayer Archive

If you’re a fan of Halo 4 matchmaker then by now you have probably been in enough battles to warrant yourself the rank of Admiral and have no doubt memorised each and every detail of the maps that are on offer; so to keep your play experience fresh and your mind sharp, 343 Industrieshave announced the third Halo Infinity multiplayer expansion, the Castle Map Pack.

Daybreak places you amidst military facilities, against the backdrop of an idyllic mountain range, while Outcast plunges you into the natural tunnels and arches of a secluded rebel outpost. Perdition takes players into the heart of an urban battleground, where tactical speed and situational awareness are essential to achieving victory. The Castle Map pack provides 9 new Achievements worth a total of 250 Gamerscore.

Of all the gaming genres we have to choose from these days, few are as overflowing with titles as the ever-popular shooter category. Zombie Studios, the folks behind the free to play Blacklight: Retribution, have once again charged into the brimming market, this time with Special Forces: Team X for Steam and XBLA. Focusing solely on multiplayer action, this cell-shaded shooter puts a promising new spin on map-selection and throws killer dobermans around like it’s nobody’s business; yet even with all its attempts at variety, can it really differentiate itself as something special or is it just another cover-based gun game trying to find space behind an already-crowded concrete barrier?

Binary Domain, the upcoming futuristic third-person shooter out of SEGA has an all-new multiplayer trailer. Get a first hand look at the combat system when taking Binary Domain from your console domain out into the wild.

With just over two weeks before the Mass Effect 3 demo hits Australian consoles, Bioware are refusing to let the VGA title of “Most Anticipated Game 2011″ go to waste; cue the latest multiplayer trailer dubbed Special Forces, showing off the action, classes and alien races you’ll be seeing. Want? WANT!

Sick of cursing at the TV as some overpowered hot-shot snipes you from across the map with a pistol? Well Battlefield 3 players are being asked to stand up and fight against cheating by taking to the Battlelog and report instead of raging in silence. DICE have recently banned another several hundred players caught cheating and will be increasing their efforts to cut hacking, but they need your help.

The year 2012 is said to brings destruction and doom, and the new content for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is set to live up to that promise. COD fans will be getting their hands on new maps starting January 24th on Xbox Live and the real fans – the true Elite – are the frontline.

Activision have today announced the Modern Warfare 3 Content Season for Call of Duty Elite, which will be nine months and at least 20 packs of downloadable content. First in for the new gear will be the Call of Duty Elite premium members on Xbox LIVE, to be followed by the other platforms.

Epic and Microsoft have finally released the first Gears of War 3 DLC pack Horde Command, plus there are three more packs on the horizon including the freeVersus Booster Map Pack. Previously set to be released yesterday, the DLC saw a delay due to “technical difficulties” however it has been given the all clear from Xbox Live’s Major Nelson.

The Horde Command DLC is worth 800 Microsoft points and gives players new fortifications such as Command Centers and Onyx guards dummy upgrades, new weapon skins, maps and the potential to earn up to 250 achievements points. On top of this you get three shiny new multiplayer characters.

Modern Warfare is just around the corner, but Sledgehammer Games and Infinity Ward aren’t taking it easy; they have released a behind the scenes video discussing some of the new features in Multiplayer, including the Kill Confirmed and Team Defender modes.

It also give us a bit more detail on how customizable the modes are going to be, with just about every option up for changing in private modes, plus the ability the share your unique game modes with friends and the community.

If you own an Xbox 360 you have probably played Gears of War, and if you haven’t played it you have at least heard of it. If you haven’t heard of it, well, I’m sorry but I’m going to have to confiscate your Xbox.

Released in 2006, Gears of War was an early exclusive that gained a following for it’s co-op shooting fun and the simple joy of chain-sawing your enemies in half; and here we are at the end of the line. Gears of War 3 brings the series to a close with more cover-based shooting, extra game modes, excellent 4 player co-op time and a quality story (who woulda thunk it?)